The City council voted 4 to 3 Tuesday night to table the issue for further discussion.

Councilman Steve Thornbury motioned to table the issue and send it to a committee.

The hot-button issue brought several people to City Hall would might not normally take the time to attend a council meeting.

Three people from Norwood spoke out for the council to officially object to the proposal.

Mayor Tom Williams has already said that he does not support Kearney's idea.

"This is not a tough decision. This is not anti-president. This is not anti-Barack Obama,” Williams said.

Williams said it was too early to name a road after a sitting president and that he would rather see the lateral named after a prominent member of the community or well-known businessman, like Carl Lindner.

"I don't have a problem with the Barack Obama name or anything to do with that. I just feel that Norwood being Norwood, and some of the wonderful community leaders that we've had here are more deserving of the honor,” Norwood resident Amy Wolfinbarger said.

The council has not said which committee will consider the resolution or when it will be discussed again.

The Ohio Legislature has the power to change the name of state routes, even if the city of Norwood eventually votes to oppose it.

Kearny said previously that he believes the proposal could pass, but with a Republican-controlled Ohio House and Senate, and a Republican governor, its chances seem slim.